Women from the Mallow, Mayfield, Ballyphehane and Togher areas are invited to sign up for We Can Quit, a free programme by The Irish Cancer Society which supports women in joining forces to quit smoking together.
Recent analysis shows that around half of the total participants in the overall programme had quit smoking at the end of the 12-week course.
Odharnait Uí Bhuachalla, Community Cancer Prevention Officer at the Irish Cancer Society said, “We Can Quit has gone from strength to strength since it was set up in 2013. Over the last 4 years, approximately 300 women from Dublin and Cork have completed the 12-week course and, more importantly, our analysis of the programme and its quit rate shows that it has very real and tangible results.”
“Giving up smoking is hard and a huge challenge for people, but We Can Quit offers women support and encouragement to get through it. There are many women who have managed to successfully quit smoking as a result of the initiative and we look forward to welcoming more women to our next round of courses, and seeing them graduate at the end of it!”
We Can Quit is open to all female smokers living in Mallow, Mayfield, Ballyphehane and Togher and surrounding areas, who are over the age of 18 years and are interested in quitting smoking.
Locally, the programme commences in Mallow at the Le Cheile Family Resource Centre, commencing on Wednesday, September 13 at 7pm.
For more information or to sign up for your free place on the programme, contact Odharnait Uí Bhuachalla on 021 4324521, obhuachalla@irishcancer.ie or register online at www.cancer.ie/we-can-quit
